Nicola Simbari in our Private Collection

ART has ‘soul’ •.•• an unknown quantity •••• so the only certainty must be the quality of the Art and its author; each of us is the judge of that, and only · the future will confirm, or not, if we are right. The enormous publicity and confusion attached to the Art World through the Auction market and very able Art Dealers has created a ‘free-for-all’ atmosphere and there is an impression that it has little to do with ART or the quality of the works presented but more to the acceptable Trend of the Day and who is the current Patron.Having “invested” over 30 years in my belief that SIMBARI is ·one of the great artists of this century, naturally I feel that the presentation of this unique private collection of his works, has true “investment” value, both from an Artistic sense and from a “business” sense •••• when SIMBARI paints one of his inspired works, words are not necessary.Some make the mistake of thinking that all paintings done in the life of an Artist must be ‘pleasant’, and we must want them to hang over our sofa and blend with our decor! ••• It is this consumistic attitude that has upset the way that SIMBARI’s work is viewed •••. the “commercial” aspect, manipulated and exploited by commercial galleries •••. and in tum, this “commercialism” or “consumism” has drastically changed SIMBARI’s attitude to his Art •••• which is a great pity, a great loss. Nevertheless, he has many superb paintings in his vast production, spanning over nearly four decades, of which a handful are in my Private Collection.